Point of View: Nigeria's Shot at Redemption Nigeria squandered its oil windfall of the 1970s, which led to three decades of economic stagnation and the degradation of public institutions. Can they turning their current oil windfall into a blessing?

Meet the Bill Gates of Ghana Herman Chinery-Hesse has already accomplished what many considered impossible - building a thriving tech business in his native Ghana. His new goal: to spark an entrepreneurial revolution in Africa by bringing e-commerce to the most remote corners of the continent.